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USER_ENABLE_BLOCK_ST(9) Kernel Internals USER_ENABLE_BLOCK_ST(9)

NAME

user_enable_block_step - step until branch in user-mode task

SYNOPSIS

void user_enable_block_step(struct task_struct * task);

ARGUMENTS

task

either current or a task stopped in TASK_TRACED

DESCRIPTION

This can only be called when arch_has_block_step has returned nonzero, and will never be called when single-instruction stepping is being used. Set task so that when it returns to user mode, it will trap after the next branch or trap taken.

April 2023 Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.